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JEE Advanced · Chemistry · 13. GOC

An organic compound C8H10O2 rotates plane-polarized light. It produces pink color with neutral FeCl3 solution. What is the total number of all the possible isomers for this compound?

  1. A 5
  2. B 9
  3. C 6
  4. D 7
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(C) 6

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Since compound C8H10O2 corresponds positively to neutral FeCl3 hence it will be a phenolic compound the possible structures which are optically active are as followed

Hence, total optically active isomers will be 6.
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